Materials pertinent to a study that surveyed and interviewed writing faculty and staff of the 19 campuses of The California State University are assembled in this volume. Various sections of the volume contain (1) a faculty questionnaire, (2) a campus fact sheet, (3) interview protocols for department chair and program coordinators, (4) a taxonomy…

Separate formal evaluations were conducted of the following alternative schools in the Seattle Public Schools system: Nova, Orca, Summit K-12, Alternative School 1 (AS1), Alternative Elementary School II (AES II), and Alternative Elementary School III (AES III). These six documents, combined here as one item, describe the distinctive…

This guide focuses on appropriate techniques for the evaluation of electronic media educational programs. Such evaluation helps to provide the educator with the feedback that is missing whenever there is no direct contact with students, and also with information on the relative worth of an educational program. The four-part publication includes:…

Survey and assessment instruments used in the Child Development Associate (CDA) Training Provider Improvement System are offered in this document. Included are a self-assessment tool for CDA training providers and an update of the National Program Survey. The survey was designed to address the need for a national database on the CDA program and…

In 1989, a study was conducted at Orange County Community College to measure the effectiveness of business training provided by the college's Institute for Business, Industry, and Government (IBIG). Between September 1988 and February 1989, IBIG offered 27 business training programs and 6 customized firm-specific programs. In May 1989, 80…

Issues in the ongoing evaluation of an innovative curriculum in an academic setting are discussed. The program provides instruction in computer literacy to a physically challenged clientele and to professionals from local service agencies who have disabilities. Data have been collected through survey questionnaires principally composed of Likert…

A consortium of Elliott , Rowan, and Morgan Counties (Kentucky) received a grant from the Kentucky Department of Education to demonstrate methods by which existing and future gifted and talented programs may be evaluated. A Multiattribute Utility Model was adopted, because the model avoids the pitfalls of an experimental method while providing…

This report contains the data and results of a study conducted in each of the five Department of Defense Dependents Schools worldwide concerning uses of and attitudes about computers in the classroom. Questionnaires were distributed to 6,850 students in grades 5 to 12 and to 543 computer-based instruction (CBI) project teachers. Highlights of the…

The Louisiana Model Career Options Program (MCOP) is intended to encourage eligible, experienced teachers to explore new avenues in education and gain additional pay while remaining in the classroom. This evaluation provides information to decision makers at the state and local levels to assist them in making judgments about the extent to which…

For twenty years, the DACUM (Developing a Curriculum) model has been used for the design of occupational programs at the secondary and postsecondary levels as well as the design of training programs for business and industry. Over the past five years, the Maryland DACUM Resource Center project has disseminated the DACUM model among the community…

This guide was prepared by the Marin County Private Industry Council (PIC) to evaluate the nature, operation, and success of various training programs. Programs that can be evaluated with the procedures in this guide range from pre-employment or prevocational preparatory courses to specific employee skill education activities of all kinds that…

Under the impetus of a mandate by the Arkansas legislature to utilize survey data in program planning, a microcomputer system was developed to facilitate the convenient collection and analysis of questionnaire responses. The Questionnaire Generator/Analyzer is divided into four sections to: (1) provide a bank of questionnaire items in ten topic…

The San Diego Community College District (SDCCD) implemented mail registration for all continuing students in spring 1986. In fall 1986, a comprehensive evaluation of the registration system was conducted to assess the impact of mail registration on student enrollment, to determine the impact of mailing class schedules to students' homes, to…

One of six projects funded by P.L. 93-247 state grant money, the Impact of Protective Services Project was designed by staff members in Region 10 of the Texas Department of Human Resources. The project developed an automated system that complements two exising computer-based management systems, which are used to assist staff in case management and…

This collection of essays focuses on various aspects of research and instruction related to developmental education. The collection includes: (1) "Evaluating Instructional Software for Developmental Education," by Curtis Miles, which includes information on types of microcomputer software, developmental student characteristics,…